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(A) No board member or hearing examiner shall initiate or consider ex parte communication or communication on behalf of only one party concerning a pending adjudication. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a hearing examiner or board staff member from engaging in ex parte communication regarding a procedural matter or matter affecting the efficient conduct of the hearing with the representatives of record
(B) A hearing examiner or board member shall disclose on the record the source and substance of any ex parte or attempted ex parte communication other than communication regarding a procedural matter or matter affecting the efficient conduct of the hearing permitted in paragraph (A) of this rule. Such disclosure shall be made at the hearing or at a board meeting prior to deliberating on the affected adjudication proceeding
R.C.
119.032 review dates:
12/27/2012 and
10/01/2017
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority:
4779.08
Rule
Amplifies: 119.06,
119.09,
4779.08,
4779.28
Prior
Effective Dates: 01/23/03